Multidisciplinary Training Areas

The PhD program offers 8 MTAs for students to chose from. Students are required to declare their MTA by the end of the 2nd semester in the program. Each MTA is co-directed by 2 faculty members. See the page Role and Responsibilities of Co-Directors of MTAs for more information.

Information about MTAs can be found on the PhD in Biomedical Sciences Website.

Information about individual MTAs can be found on each MTA-specific website:

• Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies (AIET)

• Cancer Biology

• Development, Regeneration, and Stem Cells (DRS)

• Genetics and Genomic Sciences

• Immunology

• Microbiology

• Neuroscience

• Pharmacology and Therapeutic Discovery (PTD)